The Brass Monkey is a great pub, offering reasonably priced drinks and regularly screening good films. It has a kind of bohemian atmosphere - the walls are papered with movie posters which is pretty cool - but is generally just a cosy and relaxed place to chill out with a drink and to watch whatever happens to be showing. Oh, and if you head there, I recommend hanging out in the room with the cushions. Its great.

shows films where you can relax on a huge sofa I mean huge it’s massive great selection of films really freiendly staff, tv chessboard gaming machines coffeee snacks available

This bar has a really cool vibe about it. The main rooom consists of several beds all chucked together and everyone just lies about on them and watches TV its such a cool place to have a drink with mates and chill out.

The seating area is not verty big but this doesnt really matter as most people just go for the beds. Its quite cheap too which is always a bonus!

The Brass Monkey is one of Edinburgh's most unusual pubs, allowing you to lounge around on what is effectively a well-cushioned bed the size of a room. This makes getting back from the bar a little tricky, especially after a couple of drinks, but it's well worth a visit. The Bar's a little expensive but has a few unusual (and excelent) draught beers such as Weinstephaner and Furstenburg which make up for this.

Love it! If you want a chilled out, snug place to go for a drink with a friend or lover then this is where to head. The back room is one big bed with tables that you can nicely slot your beers into. Plus, they put on films on the big screen in the sofa area. Great atmosphere. Me likes!

An after work pint and chilling out on what appears to be a humongous bed, winding down after that grueling shift or those countless meetings has never been so good or so easy. A vibrant drinking spot full of character and laidback charm, The Brass Monkey attracts a heady mix of customers looking for a decent pint and stimulating conversation or possibly just to lounge on the bed and watch movies. Some good times awaits you here...go visit!

Brass Monkey is a little gem of a pub. I discovered a couple of years back during the Edinburgh festival, and found it a really cool place to chill and have a few beers.

The cute and friendly bar staff provide good chat if you wanna sit by the bar and enjoy an ale or two. Alternatively, walk through the back and you'll find a pretty awesome chill out spot. There's no seats through here - it's much better than that. There's a mountain of cushions and one can just slip of one's shoes and relax in a really pleasant environment. Brass Monkey also shows films and is really popular with arty types.

What a novel idea! A bar with a bed so you can drink with your friends and other randoms and watch movies as if you were in the comfort of your own home (with the added comfort of a well stocked bar less than a three metre stumble from the bedded haven) This low lit, darkly decorated bar has an element of dingyness to it (and the toilets bring that dingyness into florescent lights) But despite being slightly rough round the edges and probably hosting an entire population of fleas (lets face it folks, a communal bed most frequented by students and hippies is bound to attract some parasites), the Brass Monkey is s lovely place to sit, chill and drink... the regulars and the bar staff make it all the more worthwhile!

One of the best pubs in the city, this place seems to have everything - reasonably priced drinks, a humongous bed in the back with a large screen in front of it, a pacman machine, regular seating areas - simply everything.

Thus, if you find out when the rather regular showings are, you can come into the pub, order yourself a drink or two, then go through to the back, lie down on the gigantic, comfortable bed, pick a cushion to get even comfier, and then lean back, enjoy a great film, and get drunk at the same time.

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The Brass Monkey has to be considered a great place based on sheer originality……there is no other pub with a huge communal bed and big screen to watch films!! There are regular film showings so film fans who love a good drink this will be the place for you.

Films and bed aside there is a normal seating area for those people that wish to have a normal pint. There is the usually spectrum of drinks and good food is offered until late. There is also many board games that you can get access to if you wish to.

The only problems I would have with the Brass Monkey is that it is quite dark and can be a bit dirty at time (certainly the last time I went). However, if you are going with friends or partners to watch a film or kick back on a huge bed there really is no arguing that you will love this bar!

If chilling-out on a humongous communal bed is your bag then you really should check out this excellent pub. Because of this unique feature, the Brass Monkey has a great atmosphere with most of the regulars being relaxed and friendly.
Bed-sharing aside, The Brass Monkey has a great array of drinks, good choice of background music and is in a really good location to start a night out on the tiles in Auld Reekie.
If you don't feel like hitting the beers, the Brass Monkey still has much to offer. Why not relax on the aforementioned bed, watch one of a number of great films on the big screen and sip on a pineapple juice?
A true Edinburgh institution!

The Brass Monkey, in theory, should be a place you'd avoid if you are not a student. This is because it is a student bar- quintessentially, and due to its proximity to faculties of the University of Edinburgh. However, this is only in theory. In reality, the Brass Monkey is a great little bar for anyone. Including Gordon Brown. Whose picture is on the wall opposite the bar. Take note, Mr. Brown probably only visited the place to get in on the youth demographic. In other words, the place had more to offer him than he to it. The Brass monkey does screenings everyday in the afternoon (and there is a pie and soup special to be had). This takes place in the unique 'chill out' room- this translates to an adult size 'play pen' sans the bars. They have these cup holders- the like that I have never seen before- fashioned out of wood- so your pint will remain upright while you lie down and enjoy a film (for free) or a chat. There are nooks in the Brass Monkey- one in the front window, perfect for curling up with a book during the less busy days. There is a long booth in the middle of the bar perfect for catering to a birthday party of a work night's drink's out, and finally there is a room with a few scattered seats that sit in front of a Pac Man/Asteroid arcade game that has stolen many of my fifty cent pieces. By stolen, I mean, I've put in under the duress of being lured by 1980's video games. The Monkey can get extremely busy come Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, so if you like that sort of atmosphere and the banter of Ph D students debating the relative merits of, say, the nuances of grammar in text messaging (for instance), you'll have no trouble at all. Drinks, as expected in a student pub, are reasonably nice. And service is efficient. Even without the Atari component, or the chill-out room, I'd be tempted.

A great place to go to for language lessons or just to chill out. The back room would be a dance floor in any other bar, but works so much better as a chill out zone.

This hidden gem is quirky and fun—what bad can you say about a bar that features a room that is basically one humongous bed? You can play Sultan for the afternoon, lounging on pillows and downing the booze. Fabulous. On certain nights, they play classically great movies (the Godfather, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Terminator 2, etc) for free.

Almost entirely local clientele, the service is a bit cold, perhaps chafed by the heavily student-ish age of guests. Still, a great spot and well worth a visit.

This is how all bars should be. Totally chilled-out. If you want to get cosy, there's nowhere better than the Brass Monkey - it has a small lively bar and a free screening room through the back. Basically one enormous bed, it's a platform of huge divans and cushions where you can lounge around and drape your hair over your friends' legs while being fed bakery products and talking about something very, very important.